Science Olympiad Tutoring

Life, Personal, and Social Science	Earth & Space Science	Physical Science & Chemistry	Inquiry & Nature of Science
Anatomy & Physiology	Dynamic Planet	Circuit Lab	Codebusters
Disease Detectives	Remote Sensing	Crime Busters	Experimental Design
Heredity	Rocks and Minerals
Botany	Solar System
Water Quality

Schedule

	August 10th	August 11th	August 12th	August 13th	August 14th
AM Classes (11-12 AM EST):	Crime Busters Dynamic Planet Disease Detectives	Crime Busters Dynamic Planet	Crime Busters Disease Detectives	Crime Busters Dynamic Planet	Crime Busters Dynamic Planet Disease Detectives
PM (2-3 PM EST):	Codebusters Circuit Lab	Experimental Design (1.5 hours) Heredity	Codebusters Circuit Lab	Experimental Design (1.5 hours) Heredity	Codebusters Circuit Lab Heredity

	August 17th	August 18th	August 19th	August 20th	August 21st
AM Classes (11-12 AM EST):	Anatomy & Physiology Dynamic Planet	Remote Sensing	Anatomy & Physiology Dynamic Planet	Remote Sensing	Anatomy & Physiology Remote Sensing Dynamic Planet
PM (2-3 PM EST):	Botany Rocks and Minerals Codebusters	Solar System	Botany Rocks and Minerals Codebusters	Solar System	Codebusters Botany Rocks and Minerals

Meet the Tutors

Tiger Zhao

Rising Junior, NCSSM-Durham inbound

Tutoring: Experimental Design, Circuit Lab, Crime Busters

Competed in Science Olympiad for two years:
- 2024: 3rd Meteorology, 4th Experimental Design, 8th Crime Busters at States
- 2026: 2nd Circuit Lab, 3rd Forensics at Regionals, team co-captain
5 years of Science Bowl experience:
- 2024: Co-captained team, placed third nationally
- 2025: Regional/State finalist
- 2026: Team co-captain, Regional/State semifinalist
Other awards/leadership:
- Captained You Be The Chemist team 2024, led to 5th place nationally
- FRC Team 9032 Vice Programming Lead, multiple awards at both state and world levels
- 2025: USABO Honorable Mention
- 2026: Scored 14 on F=ma exam and 36/40 on Physics Bowl exam
- 2024: Captained Samsung Solve for Tomorrow team, won $2500 in technology for school as state finalists

Garv Pattani

Rising Junior, Green Level High School

Tutoring: Codebusters, Solar System, Dynamic Planet, Water Quality

HS Science Olympiad Co-Founder and Captain (2025-current)

Science Olympiad Competitor (7, 8, 10):

1st Place Codebusters (NW Invitational - 7)
1st Place Bridge, 3rd Place Road Scholar (States - 7)
1st Place Anatomy & Physiology, 2nd Place Towers (Regionals - 8)
6th Place Anatomy and Physiology, 6th Place Fast Facts (States - 8)
3rd Place Codebusters (Duke Invitational), 3rd Place Forensics (Regionals - 10)

Coach of Middle School Science Olympiad Team (9, 10)

National Science Bee Qualifier (7)

Samuel Portnoy

Rising Junior, Green Level High School

Tutoring: Anatomy and Physiology, Botany

Science Olympiad experience:
- Science Olympiad Captain (2025–Present)
- 2nd Place Anatomy & Physiology at Raleigh Regional Tournament
- 3rd Place Anatomy & Physiology and 3rd Place Experimental Design at Duke Invitational
Other STEM accomplishments & leadership:
- USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) Semifinalist
- Science Bowl team captain and tournament semifinalist

Sivamurugan Velmurugan

Rising Junior, NCSSM-Durham inbound

Tutoring: Remote Sensing, Rocks and Minerals

Multi-year Science Olympiad competitor across Division B (Mills Park MS) and Division C (Green Level HS):
- Division C (2025–2026): Medalist in Remote Sensing at Duke Invitational; Medalist in Rocks and Minerals and Circuit Lab at Raleigh Regional Tournament
- Division B (2023–2024): 1st Place Optics and 2nd Place Reach for the Stars at Raleigh Regional; 2nd Place Reach for the Stars at North Carolina State Tournament; 2nd Place Optics and Reach for the Stars at Wolfpack Invitational
Extensive tournament background:
- Competed in a wide range of Earth science and physics events including Fossils, Solar System, and Crave the Wave

Noah Lee

Rising Sophomore

Tutoring: Disease Detectives, Heredity

Extensive Science Olympiad competitive record spanning multiple divisions:
- 9th Grade (Division C): 1st and 3rd Place at Regionals; 2nd and 6th Place at State Tournament
- 8th Grade (Division B): 5th, 5th, 5th at Regionals; 2nd, 2nd, 6th, 6th at States; 3rd, 4th, 7th at Wolfpack Invitational
- 6th & 7th Grade (Division B): Placed 1st, 1st, 3rd, 9th at Regionals; 2nd, 3rd, 9th at State Tournament
Coaching & community involvement:
- Serves as a coach for their local middle school Science Olympiad team
- Regular volunteer at various Science Olympiad tournaments

Your Pathway to Science Olympiad Success.

Free tutoring sessions for middle schoolers covering a wide range of Division B events led by high school Science Olympiad veterans.

This is our second year hosting this opportunity!

Our Events

Schedule

Meet the Tutors

Tiger Zhao

Rising Junior, NCSSM-Durham inbound

Tutoring: Experimental Design, Circuit Lab, Crime Busters

Garv Pattani

Rising Junior, Green Level High School

Tutoring: Codebusters, Solar System, Dynamic Planet, Water Quality

Samuel Portnoy

Rising Junior, Green Level High School

Tutoring: Anatomy and Physiology, Botany

Sivamurugan Velmurugan

Rising Junior, NCSSM-Durham inbound

Tutoring: Remote Sensing, Rocks and Minerals

Noah Lee

Rising Sophomore

Tutoring: Disease Detectives, Heredity

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